I got a sad e-mail yesterday from a person I’ve never met: it wasn’t overly dramatic, but it did make me cry just a little bit. The e-mail was from Syncplicity staff and it told me about how Syncplicity beta for Mac — the awesome cloud syncing software that keeps my desktop PC and Macbook in touch — was going to be pulled back for further development. Apparently there were some issues that need to be fixed with major changes, but they don’t have the time to do that right now. What does that mean for Mac users? It means the beta is going to be pulled as of July 31, so it’s time to abandon ship for Dropbox or maybe Sugarsync.

Aww well, it was a good beta. I really liked Syncplicity for the way it let me work from anywhere by syncing all of my relevant work folders. I could have all of my review pictures no matter which computer I was on, and it made working on my desktop and my macbook a seamless experience.

That’s all for now, folks — full e-mail after the jump.

Hello,

Our engineering team has recently completed a ground-up analysis of the Mac beta client and the investigation found some issues which require some major changes in the client. Because of this, we’ve decided to pull back the Mac client beta until which point the engineering team has time to make some major changes. We intend to reassess our engineering schedule early next year.

Unfortunately, this does mean that as of July 31st, you will no longer be able to use Syncplicity with a Mac computer.

We truly strive to have Beta software become Final Release software. In the case, we felt the Mac beta client didn’t meet our standards for quality. I apologize for the inconvenience this has caused you, and I thank you for participating in the trial period.

If you have any questions or concerns, I invite you to email me at macbeta@syncplicity.com.

RachelSyncplicity Support

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